1924 Japanese general election

none Empire of Japan parliamentary 1920 Japanese general election 1920 10 May 1924 1928 Japanese general election 1928 All 464 seats in the House of Representatives 233 Takaaki Kato suit.jpg Kato Takaaki Kenseikai 27.11%, 110 seats 151 41 872,533 29.35% 2.24pp TOKONAMI Takejiro.jpg Tokonami Takejirō Seiyūhontō Did not exist 111 New 730,077 24.56% New Korekiyo Takahashi formal.jpg Takahashi Korekiyo Rikken Seiyūkai 55.77%, 278 seats 103 175 666,317 22.41% 33.36pp Inukai Tsuyoshi.jpg Inukai Tsuyoshi Kakushin Club #9370DB Did not exist 30 New 182,720 6.15% New Prime Minister Kiyoura Keigo Independent politician Kato Takaaki Kenseikai General elections were held in Japan on 10 May 1924.Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281 No party won a majority of seats, resulting in Kenseikai, Rikken Seiyūkai and the Kakushin Club forming the country's first coalition government led by Katō Takaaki. Electoral system The 464 members of the House of Representatives were elected in 295 single-member constituencies, 68 two-member constituencies and 11 three-member constituencies. Voting was restricted to men aged over 25 who paid at least 3 yen a year in direct taxation.Mackie & Rose, p276 Campaign A total of 972 candidates contested the elections, of which 265 were from Kenseikai, 242 from Seiyūhontō, 218 from Rikken Seiyūkai, 53 from the Kakushin Club and 194 from minor parties or running as independents. Results Kenseikai 872533 151 +41 Seiyūhontō 730077 111 New Rikken Seiyūkai 666317 103 –175 Kakushin Club 182720 30 New #9370DB Others 521311 69 +22 25310 0 3288405 Mackie & Rose, Voice Japan File:Japan House of Representatives 1924 2.svg References Category:General elections in Japan Japan General Japan Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results